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MuseumsSite Name: Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & AnthropologyCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.342 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cambridgeshire Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Cambridge
Map Ref: TL450581 Landranger Map Number: 154
Latitude: 52.202062N Longitude: 0.120352E
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Museum in Cambridge with a superb collection of British and world archaeology from the Palaeolithic onwards. Excellent collection of casts of the Palaeolithic "Venus" figurines. Wonderful Bronze and Iron Age galleries and a superb display of Anglo-Saxon jewellery and Viking weapons
The Prehistory Collection of the University of Cambridge
Address: Downing Street, CB2 3DZ
Phone: 01223 333516
Opening Hours:Opening hours Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30am to 4:30pm (closed Sunday and Monday)
Admission: Free
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Note: Rock-art digitally re-interpreted in "a pioneering international collaboration between film-makers, games designers and archaeologists" - free exhibition running until 23rd March
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